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Isn't that just the opposite? Looking for reasons for the desired effect to make sense rather looking for reasons for it not to?

I would enjoy it less personally, but my players would probably be fine with it.

The reason I do most everything. For the lulz.

Well if you don't care, why are you discussing the issue?

See, I find it still very watchable. There’s something about its simplicity and charm, and the charisma of its cast.

This is where playstyle and preference make all the difference. My setting actually has billions of NPCs that exist within it. This...

You said that things would come to an end because there are multiple check and multiple points of failure. I think adventures almost...

There's been a long-running argument that principled restrictions on the GM's power don't count unless you can look them up and cite...

I think that's slightly reductive, that's also part of a set of principled restrictions on the GM's power, and it's part of the board...

I think the game continues whether or not a particular check is successful. There doesn't need to be any complication that was not...

You don't know why this bothers people because we have different expectations of play.

Depends on how they approach the obstacles, but aren't most adventure scenarios a series of obstacles? No single failure should mean...

::sigh:: Missing the point. I'm not looking for a reason for the cook to be there or not. I'm saying that when I DM I limit the...

It's not the same because the cooks location does not depend on the players lockpicking skill.

And it actually does! Because the DM put the work in outside the playspace at the table. I think it's silly to assert that in a game...